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Letter@ Patent No. 80,127, dated July 21, 1868.

IMPROVBD APPARATUS POR REMOVIN G BOXES FROM=WAGONS. l

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TO ALL VWHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, SELAH S. BREWSTER, of Manchester, in the county of'Washtenaw, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and improved Apparatus for Removing Boxes orRacks from Wagons, and replacing them thereon; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art't'o make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

lThe nature of this invention relates to im rovements in a 'oaratus for removinnr wa on-boxes and ha e E Y racks from wagons, and for replacing them again, whereby it is designed to lsavei'the heavyllifting required to remove them by hand, and also to economize room for storing them,

p It consists in providing within the building used for the purpose, near the top, an axle or windlass, having ropes at each end, anda pulley, over which a rope works, which is connected at one end toa winding-up crankl shaft, conveniently arranged at the side of the building, near the door, whereby the said windlass is operated to Vraise the box or rack from the wagon, where it may be suspended till required for use again, by fastening the crank-shaft so as to hold it.

4On reference to the drawings- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved apparatus, with a box suspended thereby, and

Figure 2 represents a transverse section of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the frame of the building, from which, near the top, is suspended a shaft,' B, provided with a pulley, C, and cords or chains, D D. I

E represents a winding-crank shaft, suitably arranged at one side of the building, and provided with a cord, F, which isalso wound over the pulley C, and connected thereto., The cords D are provided with any suitable moans for fastening to the wagon-box or rack at each end l When the box is to be removed, the wagon standing under the shaft B, the cords D D are secured to it at each end, and the crank-shaft E turned in the proper direction to wind up the cords D, whereby the box is raised to an elevated position out of the way, where the room occupied by it is useless for such articles as rest upon the floors. When it is to be applied to the wagon again, the fastening ofthe shaft E, whereby it has maintained the 'said box in the elevated position, is removed, and the box let down on to the wagon, and the cords D detached therefrom.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as `new, and desire to sec'ure by Letters Patent, is The described arrangement, in the frame of a building, ot' the shaft D, drums C E, and cords D F, all as herein shown, for the purpose set forth.

SELAH S. BREWSTER.

. Witnesses:

G. R. PALMER', Munson` GOODYEAR. 

